Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

Chapter 0266

| paced around the room once Morgan and Marc had left. The room was deathly silent despite the occasional

buzz from the machines in here. | had tried desperately to get ssleep in the chair next to Bailey's bed, but

let's be honest, hospital chairs are most definitely not designed for taking a nap in. Zion was pacing too, but

within my mind. As strange as it seems forto say it, | was missing his snarkiness right now; and usually that

drovecrazy. | would do anything for things to return to normal.

The doctors had switched shifts, and another doctor had cin to do a check on Bailey, though little had

changed. He said her stats were stabilizing, which he felt was a good sign; so | could only hope that may mean

her wolf could be helping her now. That was what we needed. If her wolf could help her heal, she stood a better

chance at recovery.

Morgan had been on my case, much like Eden at potentially marking Bailey. But, | was still adamant on the point

| would not do that without her permission. As much as | would love nothing more than to make Bailey my

chosen mate, | could not be sure if she was feeling the same, or even if she did have similar feelings forif

she was in the splace asright now. Things were complicated. She had been through a lot, and | wanted

to respect that. | would not take her choice away.

'Ash, just to let you know, spoke to the rogues in the cells. | am sorry to say, they were not the ones that hurt

her, | don't think. And it was not involving Miles Davenport either from the information they gave me. The rogues

| spoke to did attempt to chase her and Morgan, but it seems it was because they were inexperienced, lacking

females, being rogues. Marc being with Morgan, protecting her meant they went after Bailey then and continued

to chase her.' Caleb mindlinked me, and my heart sank.

Marc would always instinctively protect his mate. | would expect nothing else, and | don't think anyone else

would either. He had done nothing wrong. But, | could only assas he did, the rogues had used that as an

opportunity to separate Bailey from them. Easy hunting tactics. But it was not what | expected to hear; and if |

am being honest, a small part ofis thinking it wasn't what we wanted to hear either. | had genuinely thought

Miles would have been involved. It would have made so much sense. Given a purpose and reasonable

explanation as to why my beautiful girl was laid so badly hurt in a hospital bed right now. But, instead, it seems

this was nothing more than your standard rogues out on the hunt, after vulnerable she- wolves.

‘But why hurt her?' | asked, knowing that it still didn't give an answer for attacking her. What terrifiedis, if

they wanted her for that, then they could have assaulted her. And that thought sickened me...

‘Thankfully, Bailey must have thought she was closer to the pack than she was, she shifted to her human form,

and was shouting for help.' Caleb began, and while that explained while she was in her human form, the thought

of her doing that breaks my heart, knowing that nobody would have heard her. That nobody cfor her... They

panicked. Obviously not expecting her to yell. Terrified help might come. So they ran. But, they did say there was

another rogue around as they left. All they could say was he is bad."

My blood ran cold at his words. There had been another. And for rogues to consider him bad had to mean he was

not good news. But, it still begs the question, why had he left Bailey? Could we have been right, and her former

mate had enlisted rogues to help him, now we knew he did not have the support of his pack to assist in looking

for Bailey? That could be the only way he would have help to find her before she got home. But again, why did

he leave her if that was the case? He would want his payday if that was what had occured. Maybe | was just

being paranoid...

'Why did he leave her?' | asked, desperately in need of an answer.

'That | can't say, and the guys in the cells wouldn't know either as they were already fleeing by then, likely to

where our warriors caught them. Look, | have been called to the gates to speak to someone, fuck knows why at

this tof night, and the guard won't answernow, but I'll call in at the hospital before heading home, okay?"

Caleb linked, and | was puzzled why he'd be needed at the gates this late.

‘Thanks bro." | responded, moving back to the chair, and dropping myself into it. Just as | do, | look across to

Bailey and I realize her eyes are no longer closed. Her big brown eyes are looking back at me. My girl is awake!

My heart races within my chest as | quickly stand back up. "Bailey!" | stuttered.

She smiled, with a slight wince of pain.

'l have been trying to tell you for the

last few minutes that Akira and | were talking! Zion suddenly interrupted as | sat myself on the edge of Bailey's

bed, careful not to catch her, desperately not wanting to hurt her, but desperate to be close to her as Zion

continued. 'But you and that friend of yours talk more than two teenage girls gossiping about your latest crush!"

'Piss off." | responded, but secretly glad he was back to normal.

"You are awake!" | exclaimed, gently stroking Bailey's face, knowing | was stating the obvious, and again, she

attempted a smile, as | realized | needed to get help. "I should let the doctor know!"

| jumped up from where | was

sitting, and rushed from the bed to

the door. "Doctor!" | called, nearly falling over my own feet in my hurry, as | opened the door, almost smacking

myself in the face with it as | did from trying to move so quickly. "Doctor! Doctor, she is awake!" | yelled down

the corridor, and once | could see the doctor was walking in our direction, | moved back toward Bailey in her bed.

And she was smiling atagain, affection in those amazing eyes of hers.

"Could you not just have mindlinked him?" she asked, her voice a little hoarse, and | paused, feeling a little silly.

But, | grinned before shrugging. “Ah

well, | fancied making a fuss." |

winked, making her giggle lightly. |

"Admittedly, | may have for at

that moment to mindlink, | was just so pleased to see you awake! My first thought was you."

"Yeah?"

"Hell yeah! | have been so worried, Bailey. You have given us such a scare." | whispered.

“Hmm, | heard." She looked at me, her gaze intense, making my heart flutter as | wondered suddenly if she may

have heard everything going on in here while we thought she was sleeping...

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